Dell XPS 8940

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics147% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive187% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell XPS 8940  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K3CM7
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '22 at 16:58
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11400-$126
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 71.1
1-Core 154
2-Core 311
94% 178 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 772
82% 652 Pts
64-Core 823
51% 823 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Dell(1028 C903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 204
Parallax 198
174% 205 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 150
Splatting 133
129% 161 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 147%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme BC711 SK hynix 512GB
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41002131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 572 582 586 578 579 586 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 770
Write 659
Mixed 672
SusWrite 580
151% 670 MB/s
4K Read 57.4
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 85.3
275% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 1,054
718% 876 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 187%
Great: 333%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 126 130 132 129 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 190
Mixed 85
SusWrite 128
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
72.4% Very good
MC Read 36
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 20
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 21.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 98.9
40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical XPS 8940 Builds (Compare 10,156 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO

System: Dell XPS 8940

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $557
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